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Proton-K/DM-2M: Gals 1

The Gals television broadcasting satellite, originally expected to be launched by December, 1990, was designed to support a variety of direct broadcast customers, including professional broadcasting firms (having antenna 2.5 m in diameter), community associations (receiving antenna 1.5 m), and individuals (receiving antenna 0.6-0.9 m). The year 1994 marked the long awaited debut of the first of the next-generation Russian geosynchronous communications satellites.

Thursday, 20 January 1994
Proton-K/DM-2M: Gals 1

Mission Data

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
🇷🇺Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterEst. 1916
Launch VehicleProton-K/DM-2M
Vehicle FamilyProton / UR-500
Vehicle Record39 of 41 launches (95.1%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record178 successes / 15 failures (92%)
Success Streak4 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch Pad81/23 (81L)
Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ
Orbital Launches This Year#2
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad104
Launches From This Site1,565
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Proton-K/DM-2M

The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Launch Site

81/23 (81L) · 46.0740°N 62.9780°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.